Apron



May 13 1924.

D. E. HOGAN APRON Filed Aug. 9, 1923 Witness elf tow m3 0 Patented May13, 1924.

UNITED STATES DENNIS EDWARD HOGAN, OF FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA.

APBON.

Application flled Aug'ust 9, 1928. Serial No. 858,558.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DENNIS E. HOGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Faribault, in the county of Rice and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aprons; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple andinexpensive, yet an efficient and desirable apron having a detachablesheet of paper or other inexpensive material, so that this sheet may bedetached and destroyed when soiled or worn, and replaced by another,provision being made whereby the front sheet may be attached to a rearbacking sheet, by forcing ordinary bifurcated paper fasteners throughthe previously imperfora'te front sheet, passing these fasteners througheyes in the back sheet, and clinching them upon the latter.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete apron constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the backing sheet.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the detachable front sheet, as itappears before attachment to the backing sheet.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates acomparatively heavy backing sheet formed of fabric, rubber, or otherdesired material, the upper end of this sheet being provided withsuitable ties 2 who assed around the users body. At suitabIe locations,preferably along its u per edge and the upper portions of its verticaledges, the backing sheet 1 is provided with eyes or grommets 3.

Applicable to the front side of the backing sheet 1, is a relativelylight front sheet 4 which is preferably formedof paper, said sheet 4being imperforate as manufactured and placed on sale. It is intendedhowever, that ordinary bifurcated paper fasteners a shall be forced,through the sheet 4 and passed through the eyes 3, the free ends of thefasteners being clinched upon the rear side of the backing sheet, thusholding the front sheet 4 in place. When'this sheet is soiled or Worn,it may be detached and a new one readily substituted, which is of greatadvantage, when the apron is used for numerous purposes.

As excellent results are obtainable from the details disclosed, thesedetails are preferably followed, but within the scope of the inventionas claimed, minor changes in size, proportions, etc., may be resortedto.

I claim An apron comprising a backing sheet of flexible material,eyelets secured in said backing sheet adjacent the edges thereof, aremovable front sheet normally unperforated and fitting against andcovering the outer face of said backing sheet, and removable fastenerspassed through said front sheet and eyelets to relnovably hold the frontsheet in place.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

DENNIS EDWARD HOGAN.

